Belly Roll (5.4)
120 ft, 2 pitches
Jackie and Friends
Betty (5.3)
150 ft, 2 pitches
Jackie and Friends
Twin Oaks (5.3)
190 ft, 2 pitches
The Guides Wall
This weekend was a meetup event with the Mountaineering,
Climbing & Backpacking of New England Meetup group! The newly opened
Shawangunks Gateway Campground opened for business just weeks before and
everything was shiny and new! We pulled into camp Friday night and expected to
climb both Saturday and Sunday. But Sunday was a washout so we packed up and
headed out in the morning. As for climbing at the Gunks, Saturday was a fun day
climbing with Geoff. A sunny, warm day with windy finishes at the tops.
Geoff and I started off with Belly Roll and that
“squeeze” through the large crack was, I felt, pretty awkward as well as
comical. I slipped and fell on my bad knee on the first pitch of Betty. It was
a pretty hard fall on my knee, I wanted to cry but forced myself not to. I had
to figure out how to get up that slick section without hurting my knee again,
and eventually I did. I loved the second pitch. There was a family of 4 on this
climb ahead of us. They went straight up from the belay station. Geoff chose
the right side and I’m glad he did. That chimney, to the deck, to the traverse
up to the face climb was so fun! Unfortunately, my knee was hurting bad at the
end of Betty. So Geoff and I finished the day off on just the first pitch of
Twin Oaks (~50 ft).
Enjoy some photos taken of our day at The Gunks.
Looking up the 1st pitch of Belly Roll
Brian on Dennis route and me on Belly Roll
At the belay station of Belly Roll
Brian and Gabe on the belay station of Dennis
Geoff at the belay station of Belly Roll
From the top of Belly Roll
Some guy (Peter) solo climbing Betty
(Geoff is already at the belay station)
Coming up P1 of Betty
Gary and Scott at the belay station of RMC
Gary and I at the belay station
Geoff at the belay station of Betty
That fun chimney to start off P2 of Betty
P1 of Twin Oaks
Rappelling
At the Shawangunks Gateway Campground
Footpath along our tent sites
Community Campfire
Main Office
Water isn't free
